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Quinta do Lago » Portugal cais Martinhal Quinta opened in Spring 2016. The and suites, along with 12 bon city experience with historic ascais, the hotel delivers a great scais is located right in the middle inta da Marinha and Oitavos milies and groups. With Cascais nd Estoril, Caracavelos just a little urfing, bodyboarding, windsurfing, However, with three pools in the es of children's play areas, there is nhal was conceived with families y experiences with high-class, most prestigious areas in Portugal eas to Lisbon city centre. A short 20 minutes from Faro airport and within a two-and-a-halfhour plane journey from most European airports, Martinhal Quinta is a villa resort that offers fantastic children's facilities and a selection of luxury family homes in the sophisticated Quinta do Lago area. Families can enjoy the region’s wonderful weather and its awardwinning golf courses, in addition to excellent restaurants, a sea-water lake with pedalos and water sports, horse-riding, boat trips and beach fun that are available in the Quinta do Lago area, while at the hotel there’s a free kids club – Raposinhos – the Blue Room with computer games consoles, table tennis and table football, and the Pool Hangout, with water slides, trampoline and an old VW camper van to play in. Martinhal Quinta is a great base from which to explore the area’s golf courses. Among partner courses are Pinheiros Altos, right on the hotel’s doorstep, Quinta do Lago’s North, South and Laranjal courses, Oceanico’s seven championship courses, Vale de Lobo and San Lorenzo, both close to Faro, Pestana Golf’s trio that include Vila Sol, the Robert Trent Jones Jr-designed Onyria Palmares near Lagos, and Monte Rei and Quinta da Ria in the eastern Algarve. www.martinhal.com Top 100 Stay & Play 2016 69